Where is the year going? Seems like we were just walking in the door all wide eyed and excited! I know it is Superbowl weekend, but it feels like the game is on in our room! Lately, I have seen some students put on their game face and produce OUTSTANDING work! I have been so pleased with students that are producing quality work. Look out second grade we are getting ready!
Ms. Vaccarelli has been stepping in and we have done a lot of coteaching and planning for success. We have had many small groups and fun stations to enhance our learning. In math, we are learning to tell time to the hour and half hour. Our phonics this nine weeks focuses on long vowels. Last week we worked with long i and the i_e pattern. Reading was all about fact and opinion! We had fun sorting facts and opinions and finding them in our reading. We continue to use our strategies when indepently reading. We enjoyed learning all about light and shadows last week in Science. It tied in perfectly with Groundhog day! We had fun predicting and making some groundhog crafts. Our informational writing is coming together in our All About Frogs books. We are learning how to organize our books and use the nonficiton text features. We hope to wrap them up this coming week and begin our own "expert" books.
I want to thank everyone for the wonderful birthday surprises on Monday! I LOVED all the great cards and my special lunch. Thanks for making my day so special!
Need a great Valentine gift idea? Many of us are beginning to read chapter books or harder texts. There are some great challenging and fun books at the Scholastic website. We have easy online ordering with our Scholastic book orders. I am making an order on Feb. 9th. If you need something earlier, let me know and I will send it in! Everytime you make an order, we get free books for our classroom. We are always trying to get more books and CD's for our listening center.
100th day Circus is Coming!!!! We can't wait for the 100 (110th) day circus on Friday. Please be sure to send in your items and come dressed ready for some fun! Volunteers we are so excited that you have offered to help. You will have your center assignments on Friday morning. The circus will start around 8:15 so please arrive early enough to be sure your center is set up. Thanks so much for sharing in our fun day!
Be sure to check your child's folders for the Party in a Bag flyer. On Valentine's day we will exchange our Valentines and a special snack. Be sure to send in your Party in a bag AND your Valentine box. Share the love!!!!
Each year the Governor's Office recognizes schools throughout the state for performance and improvements in academic achievements. This year it was announced that Pickett’s Mill has been awarded the Bronze Star for academic achievements. We are very proud and honored to have been named among the top performing schools in the District and the State.
Link to the article in the Marietta Daily Journal:
Special Persons' Lunch
Come visit the Scholastic Book Fair at the Pickett's Mill Media Center and have lunch with your second grade student too. The date for the "Who" Guests is Wednesday, February29th from 11:00-11:30. If you are planning on attending, please fill our the attached RSVP slip and send it in with your child on or before February 14th.
Pickett's Mill will hold its second Box Top contest from February 13th - 17th, so please save up your box tops! The class that collects the most box tops will win a pizza party! Visit boxtops4education.com for a complete list of participating products. To date, we have raised over $1,400, more than half of our yearly goal of $2,000! Keep up the good work Pickett's Mill!
Special Thanks to Corey Strapp for being our Mystery Reader on Friday. We really enjoyed hearing about the Library Mouse!
Important Dates:
Feb. 9th Scholastic Book orders due
Feb. 14th Valentine's Day!
Feb. 15th Jump Rope For Heart
Feb. 22nd Science Fair
Feb. 24th Six Flags Reading Logs Due
Feb. 24th PTA Bingo night
Mystery Question!
Zef and Natalie were making Valentine's for their friends. They made three cards each day for one week. How many cards did they make in all? Bring in your work for a punch on your card! Show your thinking!
